Bukit Merah, Perak

Bukit Merah may refer to a town in Kerian District or the other in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia.

District of Kerian, Northern Perak

Bukit Merah (Jawi: بوكيت ميره; Chinese: 武吉美拉; Tamil: புக்கிட் மேரா) is a town and a popular tourist destination. It is famous for the Bukit Merah Laketown Resort. 5°02′N 100°39′E / 5.033°N 100.650°E / 5.033; 100.650

District of Kinta, Central Perak

Bukit Merah (Jawi: بوكيت ميره; Chinese: 红泥山 Tamil: புக்கிட் மேரா) is a village with population of 11,000, located near Ipoh. In 1992 and again notably in 2011, it attracted attention for radioactive pollution and health problems due to rare-earth mining in the decade or more before the mine closed in 1992.^[1]

References

^ Bradsher, Keith, "Mitsubishi Quietly Cleans Up Its Former Refinery", The New York Times, March 8, 2011 (March 9, 2011 p. B4 NY ed.). Retrieved 2011-03-16.